swap stories

phrase

informal
: to tell stories to each other
We spent some time swapping stories about our college days.

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Here on the southern end of Virginia's Eastern Shore, kids shuffle down the pier with fishing poles and Cokes, wispy-haired men swap stories outside the hardware store, and the whole place seems to tuck in for the night not long after the sun goes down. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026 There are still moments that break me open—watching friends’ moms swoop in to babysit, or overhearing them swap stories about how their moms saved them in those blurry newborn weeks. Lauren Boswell, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025 Once inside the backstage halls, history comes alive as veterans and newcomers swap stories in the halls. Nashville Tennessean, 23 Nov. 2025 The salmon-pink adobe exterior features a long veranda where guests congregate at sunset to swap stories of their day’s adventures and tips about driving conditions on the park’s many unpaved roads. Melanie Haiken, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swap stories

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“Swap stories.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap%20stories. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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